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My View on the Nationwide Fever of Learning English
我對英語熱的觀點
In recent years, especially since China’s entry into the WTO, a “fever” of learning English is sweepingover the whole country. The learners are of different ages.Besides, for years, the language has become compulsory for students at different levels, from primary schools to institutions of higher learning. Some people think it is nothing but a fashion.
近些年，特別是自從中國進入世貿組織以來，英語熱在全國興起。學習者的年齡不等。此外，近些年語言已經成為了學生的必修課程，不論他是小學生，還是接受高等教育的學生。許多人認為這只是一種跟風。
As far as I am concerned, I think it is the trend of the times, rather than a fashion.First of all, peoplelearn English for different purposes. It seems that students have to learn English because it is a compulsory subject in the syllabus, and because they are required to pass various English examinations, such as CET-4, CET-6, TEM-4, etc., in order to gain diplomas and academic degrees. But the truth is that a skillfulmastery of the language at school can also provide them with a chance of getting better employment. It hasbecome a basic skill needed for various jobs and a practical tool for social communication. More and more people are learning English for practical use rather than taking examinations or just following the fashion. The fact that people’s purposes of learning English are diversified shows that the English language has become a social skill.
我認為這是時代的大趨勢，而不是一種跟風。第一，人們學習英語的目的不一。似乎學生必須要學習英語，這是因為英語是必修課程，學校要求學生考各種英語考試。例如四六級，專四等。只有通過考試我們才能拿到畢業證。但是，事實是良好的語言技能可以得到更好的就業機會。英語已經成為了各種職業的基本技能，也是社會交流的實用工具。越來越多的人正在為了實際使用而學習英語，而不僅僅是為了跟風，或是通過考試。事實上，人們學英語的目的各不相同，這就表明英語已經成為了一種社會技能。
All in all, I think that learning English nowadays is not a fashion but a trend, a trend that people should not follow blindly, but with clear and specific purposes.If it is a “fever”, this fever will set up a new standard as for how the learning of English is perceived.
總之，我認為學習英語已經不是一種時尚，而是趨勢，人們不能盲目跟隨這種大趨勢，而是要有明確的目的。如果這是一種潮流，那么這種潮流將會為學習英語重新建立標準。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
